Clinical trials: Food Policy
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Important Food Sources of Sugars on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Fructose-containing sugars have been implicated in the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and related cardiometabolic disorders. This view is supported by lower quality evidence from ecological observations, animal models, and select…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02716870
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Taxes on Unhealthy, Evaluate the Effectiveness Subsidies for Healthy Foods
Study of Purchasing Decisions and Food Consumption: Chile
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of taxes on unhealthy foods and subsidies for healthy foods in modifying the purchasing and consumption behavior of people in the Metropolitan Region, Chile. Research hypothesis: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04654780
- Testing
- Taxes, Subsidies, Control
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Mayor
Implementation Science, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Sustainability Via Active Garden Education Wellness Implementation Strategies in Early Care and Education
This project compares four SAGE implementation strategies to evaluate effectiveness in implementation, sustainability, cost, and child health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Implementation Science, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Child Care, Motor Behavior
- Trial name
- SAGE WISE (NCT07228819)
- Testing
- SAGE Basic, SAGE e-support, SAGE in-person support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Obesity
B'More Healthy; Communities for Kids (BHCK)
The BHCK study will develop, implement, and evaluate a community-based obesity prevention program, which operates at multiple levels of an urban food system (policy, wholesaler, corner stores, carryout, household, individual; in…
- Trial name
- BHCK (NCT02181010)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 890 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Food Selection
Evaluation of a Healthy Food Procurement Policy at Municipality-level in Nepal
The rise in chronic diseases is attributed to unhealthy eating high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which is facilitated by the availability and consumption of these unhealthy foods.
- Trial name
- NCT05664256
- Testing
- Build capacity of canteen, Information, Education and Communication materials, Monitoring visit
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome X
Meta-analyses of Impotrant Food Sources of Sugars and Incident Cardiometabolic Diseases
There is an urgent need for stronger evidence to support recommendations for the role of sugars in diabetes and related cardiometabolic diseases.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome X, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02702375
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Obesity, Diabetes
Do Taxes Reduce the Purchasing of Soda?
The study will take place at a cafe managed by university dining services and is located in a university building adjacent to the psychology building. The cafe sells sugar-sweetened beverages and a variety of diet drinks.
- Trial name
- NCT02914821
- Testing
- Simulated tax via 3 cent per ounce price increase
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Chronic Disease
Validation of Restaurant App
Unhealthy diets significantly contribute to preventable chronic diseases among older adults. To advance the investigator's understanding of policies needed to support healthy diets, the objectives are: 1) to develop and validate…
- Trial name
- VRA (NCT06868056)
- Testing
- Suite of healthy food policies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Mental Health Issue, Food Security
Targeting Access and Knowledge of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Utilization and Policies
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest United States poverty alleviation program, providing up to $6,600 for working families as a tax refund.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Food Security, Well-being
- Trial name
- TAKE-UP (NCT06146621)
- Testing
- Low-touch text messaging, Personal tax filing support, Information about free tax-filing support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Obesity
Evaluation of California's SB 19 Pupil Nutrition Act
Four California school districts will be randomized to early implementation of California's SB 19 Pupil Nutrition Act or to business as usual.
- Trial name
- NCT00067847
- Testing
- State-directed nutrition policy change
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Food Security, Nutritive Value
Voices for Food: Food Policy Councils, Food Security and Healthy Food Choices
This study evaluates the effectiveness of coaching and Voices for Food materials on establishing Food Policy Councils (FPCs) and using guided client choice in rural food pantries to improve food security and diet quality among…
- Trial name
- VFF (NCT03566095)
- Testing
- Coaching and Voices for Food Kit, Voices for Food Kit
- Volunteers
- 1,735 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
Dietary Habits
Development of Online Store for Testing Regulatory Food and Nutrition Policies in Brazil
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of different nutrient profiles for magnifying glass front-of-package labels (FOPLs) on consumer choices in an online grocery store.
- Trial name
- NCT05789238
- Testing
- ANVISA, PAHO
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3,026 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Childhood Obesity, Evidence-Based Practice
Network-Based Support to Help Community Coalition Members Choose and Use Strategies to Improve Child Health
Community coalitions bring together residents and organizations to improve child health, but they may need support to identify and put research-supported strategies into practice.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Evidence-Based Practice, Food Systems, Food Policy
- Trial name
- NCT07804550
- Testing
- Catalyzing Communities, FICAS Implementation Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
Engaging Tribal Policy Makers to Improve the Food and Physical Activity Environments in American Indian Communities
The overall objective of the study is to reduce adult obesity in participating American Indian (AI) communities and to improve understanding of the behavioral and environmental factors affecting obesity in these settings.
- Trial name
- OPREVENT2 (NCT02803853)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 876 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Chronic Disease
Click & Pick Study
Unhealthy diets significantly contribute to major preventable chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease and stroke, which disproportionally impact racial/ethnic minority groups and those with lower income…
- Trial name
- NCT07422922
- Testing
- Suite of healthy food policies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Nutrition Labeling, Tax Policy
Supermarket Labelling and Taxation Study
Participants will be assigned to one of four conditions: (i) nutrient warning labelling and no taxation, (ii) nutrient warning labelling and taxation, (iii) current traffic light labelling and taxation or (iv) a control condition…
- Trial name
- NCT07339982
- Testing
- Labelling, Taxation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 829 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Diet Quality
Understanding Food Choices in Saudi Arabia
Using a 3-arm randomized controlled trial, the investigators aim to rigorously evaluate the effects of two front-of-pack (FOP) food labels on diet quality.
- Trial name
- NCT05007184
- Testing
- Chilean Warning Labels, Nutri-Score Labels
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 656 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Diet, Healthy
Understanding Food Choices in Saudi Arabia- Taxes
Using a 3-arm randomized controlled trial, the investigators aim to rigorously evaluate the effects of two different taxation policies on diet quality.
- Trial name
- NCT05429528
- Testing
- Implicit Tax, Explicit Tiered Tax
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 2,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Food Policy
Impact of the Minneapolis Staple Foods Ordinance
Improving healthy food availability and decreasing the availability of high calorie, low nutrient products, particularly in underserved communities, has been identified as a leading strategy for local governments to prevent…
- Trial name
- STORE (NCT02774330)
- Testing
- Policy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Food Labelling, Eating Behaviour
Food Menu Labelling Effects on Individuals With Eating Disorders and Other Mental Health Conditions.
Calorie labelling in out-of-home (OOH) settings was introduced by the government in England as part of a wider strategy to 'tackle obesity' (DHSC, 2020).
- Conditions
- Food Labelling, Eating Behaviour, Mental Health, Eating Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07809295
- Testing
- Control condition, Calorie labelling, Nutri-Score labelling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool